Plants like most living things need a bit of food to keep them going. Yes they can make food in their leaves, but they need some essential plant nutrients to really fulfil their potential. Read more…
Compost
I’ve done it again, been too hasty with my seeds. A few weeks back I sowed several different varieties of courgette and cucumber. The cucumber seeds are few and precious and all germinated in a few days. Read more…
Even ‘old gardeners’ can be taught a few things by nature. I’m not saying I’m old but I have been gardening for several decades now (how scary is that!) and growing seeds for just as long and I really should know better. Read more…
I’ve run out of seed compost. Disaster. Serves me right for not being better prepared. I never really expected to get through so much so soon, but actually I thought I’d got more than I have. Read more…








